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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Jun 20

I was about to suggest it!

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Jun 20

👏 you need a Persian name now, this is very next level

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Apr 25

Rock star postdoc @timmcdermottphd.bsky.social shows some amazing evidence that temporal interference can do the same things as FU (but lots easier and cheaper) - check it out tonight #SOBP2025

Timothy J. McDermott, PhD @timmcdermottphd.bsky.social · Apr 25

I’ll be presenting poster F121 tonight at #SOBP2025, which is titled: “Temporal Interference Brain Stimulation of Bilateral Striatum During Breath-Focused Meditation Practice Enhances the Reward-Positivity Event-Related Potential”. Come on by if you’re attending and would like to learn more!

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Mar 25

Who knew--breath-synced vibration helps you breathe at an even pace, and this makes you less angry and anxious! Incredibly cool findings from innovative postdoc @timmcdermottphd.bsky.social Super informative about our tech and value of assessing respiration variability during meditation.

Timothy J. McDermott, PhD @timmcdermottphd.bsky.social · Mar 24

New publication at the Journal of Anxiety Disorders from the Fani Lab showing breath-synced vibration feedback during breath-focused mindfulness reduces respiration variability compared to other mindfulness interventions in dissociative trauma-exposed adults www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Find your rhythm and regulate: Breath-synced vibration feedback during breath-focused mindfulness reduces respiration variability in trauma-exposed adults

Stress and anxiety are associated with increased autonomic arousal, including altered respiration. Breath-focused mindfulness meditation can reduce st…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · Feb 9

🚨On Friday, NIH had indirect research funding slashed by 70%, crippling medical & military research. This will halt vital studies on PTSD, cancer, and more.

Contact your reps to reverse this!

TAKE ACTION:
www.sfn.org/Advocacy/Adv...

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Feb 3

In this moment of extreme erasure of voices of color, my graduate student Aziz Elbasheir wrote about his experience of being Black in the US, and how his research reflects that experience. Powerful read. harvardpublichealth.org/equity/racis...

The neurological impact of being Black in the U.S.

Racism may lead to faster aging because of victims' constant exposure to chronic stress, a new theory posits.

harvardpublichealth.org

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Jan 28

❤️ I should be so lucky!! Thanks so much @hmarusak.bsky.social

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Jan 28

Looking for a #postdoc in a multimodal #neuropsych lab studying novel #PTSD interventions & #stress biomarkers? My lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social is hiring! Supported by #NIMH, #NCCIH #R01s. My team is creative, passionate, & delightfully quirky--join us.
faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/141032/...

Careers | Emory University | Atlanta GA

faculty-emory.icims.com

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · Jan 9

The data for enrollment to med school since the Supreme Court's aff. action decision shows Black enrollees down by 11.6% compared to last year and Latinx down by 10.8%. Even steeper drops for American Indian/ Alaska Natives - down by 22.1%, NHPI down by 4.3%.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/m...

Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling

Enrollment of Black and Hispanic students in medical schools dropped precipitously last year after the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions.

www.statnews.com

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 13

you all make every day, esp the hard ones, worth it

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 13

Also, I was touched by the incredibly sweet card and gifts from this lovely team--and yes to name them all: @allieguelfo.bsky.social @timmcdermottphd.bsky.social Travis Fulton, Aziz Elbasheir, Jenna Holton, Alexa Kondas, Alex Daube, Yashna Sadhu, Irene Yang, Madeeha Anjum, Jiwon Lee, Ilka Tona

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 13

Was too sick to be there in person for my lab holiday party this year but zooming in means I also got be a judge for the cookie decorating contest. They never disappoint. The winning cookie is my grad student Travis wearing his bear shirt.

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 13

❤️thanks so much, Bita

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 12

Thanks Maria--and also congrats on on your ACNP membership!

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 12

Thanks!!

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 11

Coming back from an exhilarating @acnporg.bsky.social meeting and feeling incredibly excited to start a new research chapter: an NIMH-funded racism, EMA, multimodal imaging data fusion #R01 alongside my heroes Drs. Nate Harnett, William Smith, Vince Calhoun, Robert Krafty. Hiring Postdocs and RAs!

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Negar Fani @negarfani.bsky.social · Dec 11

so very happy it was a good experience!

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